Hola, hola!
We do a lot of service, so we haven't had a ton of teaching time. But we make good use of the time we have. We started contacting at a college to try and find some JAS (jóvenes adultos solteros) to teach, and it was the best thing ever! We got to talk to so many people, and quickly! And about half the people there were Spanish speakers. And it's fun being on a college campus with people our own age. This week we made a board that said "what is the purpose of life?" And we went around and asked people to put up a sticky note with their answer. A lot of people got really sad because they didn't have any idea! Then they wanted to listen to us 😂 We got a really solid new investigator named Felicia! (Which is cute because in Spanish feliz = happy 😁)
I still love being with Hermana Calderón! Every day is a party! I am extra tired because we work really hard all day, but we still stay up really late every night laughing and talking. (And then get up at 6:30 every day!) But it's all worth it! And it helps me not freak out about the fact I'll be home in 10 weeks! 😳
As far as our investigators go, we finished teaching Juan Carlos all of the commandments. We hope to set a more official date with him soon. We visited Luz with members too. She received her answer that the Book of Mormon is true. But, she still wants to learn more before she commits to baptism. She came to church on Sunday, and her husband came with her even though he doesn't speak Spanish. Both Juan Carlos and Luz read almost every day and come to church every week. So they are super close!
Other miracles happened! We found a man named Jorge. His family got baptized about a year ago, but he wasn't ready yet. The missionaries kept going by, but he wasn't ready yet. But, he does better in Spanish. So we went by and started teaching him! He seems more ready now. And he went to church on Sunday!
One of the members brought her friend to church on Sunday, Francisco. He told us he wants us to come by this week and explain more! So the work is still going!
Even though we do more service than we do tracting, we are still able to share Heavenly Father's love. (Maybe even more so!) Before we leave a house we offer them a Book of Mormon and ask to pray with them, and no one has turned us down so far!
You would think that I might be able to lose some mission weight from all of this construction work. Here is why I haven't:
Monday: We were fed pozole
Tuesday: We went and got tacos from a truck
Wednesday: We were fed fideo
Thursday: A member took us to get pupusas, and another member gave us some chicken and rice. Another missionary also made us Chilean empanadas.
Friday: We went to the "noche latina" party that one of the wards in the area was having. Each classroom and food from a different country. (My favorite were empanadas from Argentina!)
Saturday: A member took us to get tacos from a taco stand
Sunday: We had some kind of sketchy food from the Red Cross truck, it was like beans and pasta mixed with corn and some weird meat. But then a member made us pancakes.
One day this week we were trying to visit people, and it starting pouring rain! And this adorable cat was out in the rain 😭 I picked him up and he started purring!
On Saturday we went to a fun stake activity for Women's Conference! We had dinner and did some crafts. And then we watched the conference! It was so good! It made me super excited to watch more this weekend! You can watch it on Saturday and Sunday at lds.org
I loved Women's Conference! A big thing they talked about was just being happy! I know that if we build our foundation on Christ there will be a joy in our lives that no trial will be able to take away. I love you all and hope you have a great week!
Love,
Hermana Bettridge
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We parked in lot H3!
Campus Life
SERVICE!!
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